Available for $2,599 and sub-$4,000 respectively, the Pro Cinema 9100 and 9500 UB offer state-of-the-art image quality and performance in each of their respective categories with enhanced color reproduction capabilities and 3LCD technology to deliver bright and natural color, crisp image detail and reliability. As Epson’s flagship home theater model, the Pro Cinema 9500 UB brings several technology enhancements to the market, including a new dual-layered auto-iris to control light reduction rates, Super-resolution™ technology for enhanced picture quality and improved FineFrame™ technology.

“Epson understands the needs of the custom installation channel and is committed to providing high-quality products that meet the needs of dealers in today’s competitive market,” said Marge Ang, senior product manager, Epson America. “These latest Pro Cinema projectors have been packed with a range of value-add features and technology refinements that allow custom installers to build a customized high-performance, home entertainment system for their discerning customers.”

Epson Pro Cinema 9100The Pro Cinema 9100 offers a high-value, customizable home entertainment experience. The projector includes ISF Day and Night modes for switching between picture modes and lamp output, as well as Epson’s Color Isolation system for fine-tuning of color saturation and hue without the need for blue and red optical filters, making set-up and calibration quick and simple. With a contrast ratio of up to 36,000:1 and brightness of 1,800 lumens color and white light outputii, this projector offers amazing big-screen image quality. Housed in a stylish black and silver design, the Pro Cinema 9100 features an exclusive Dynamic Iris system which contributes to the improvement in contrast. It controls light on a frame-by-frame basis at up to 60 times per second, making it ideal for fast-action movies with frequent scene changes.

Adding to its high-quality performance, the Pro Cinema 9500 UB features Epson’s improved FineFrame technology for smoother frame interpolation, sharper video quality and the elimination of judder for viewing sports and fast-action movie scenes, and playing video games. Epson has also added new Super-resolution technology to sharpen blurry images or low-resolution pictures. This new technology is ideal for high-definition content, addressing broadcast signal noise reduction or improving the quality of poor DVD transfers.

The Pro Cinema 9500 UB also features new real color reproduction capabilities for more natural and precise colors, while Epson’s 12-bit 3LCD driver technology and a built-in Silicon Optix HQV Reon-VX video processor and PW390 scaler ensure a smoother picture. It also includes pre-set color space selection to set color gamut according to geography and source material, a feature typically found only on high-end high-definition broadcast monitors. And, with an optional external anamorphic lens (available from Epson) and “vertical stretch” picture mode, the Pro Cinema 9500 UB enables anamorphic viewing without an external processor for a full theatrical image – projecting true 2.35:1 and 2.40:1 ultra widescreen images without the black bars above and below the picture.

Availability and SupportAvailable in October and November respectively, the Pro Cinema 9100 and 9500 UB can be purchased through authorized Epson projector dealers and select retail outlets. Both models come with Epson’s industry leading service and support, including a three-year limited warranty with toll-free access to Epson’s PrivateLineSM priority technical support, 90-day limited lamp warranty, and free two-business day exchange with Extra CareSM Home Service.

About Epson America Inc.Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation (SEC) and is a leading provider of digital imaging products that exceed the vision of its customers. The company’s extensive range of printers, 3LCD projectors and small- and medium-sized LCDs are renowned for their superior quality, functionality, compactness, and energy efficiency. The Seiko-Epson organization is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and was recently added to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria.

# # #Note: Epson, C2Fine, E-TORL are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. PowerLite and PrivateLine are registered trademarks, FineFrame, OptiCinema and UltraBlack are trademarks, and Extra Care is a service mark of Epson America, Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Feature-Packed PowerLite Home Cinema 8100 and 8500 UB Offer Home Theater Enthusiasts Unsurpassed Image Quality and Affordability ATLANTA (CEDIA Expo 2009, Booth 3353) – Sept. 8, 2009 – Epson America today announced two 1080p front projectors, the PowerLite® Home Cinema 8100 and 8500 UB, expanding its award-winning line of 3LCD™ home theater projectors. Featuring D7 technology for brilliant color and detail, and higher contrast, the Home Cinema 8100 reaches a 36,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and the Home Cinema 8500 UB achieves an unprecedented 200,000:11. The Home Cinema 8100 and 8500 UB also offer the latest in real color reproduction capabilities for more natural and precise colors, delivering an outstanding viewing experience for home entertainment and AV enthusiasts. With pricing of $1,599 (plus an additional $100 rebate at launch) and sub-$3,000, respectively, the Home Cinema 8100 and 8500 UB offer consumers affordable high-definition 3LCD home entertainment, delivering bright and natural color, crisp image detail, and unsurpassed light efficiency and reliability. These 3LCD projectors use an advanced, three-chip optical engine for brilliant color and image quality without the possibility of color break-up, unlike DLP projectors that generate images using a spinning color wheel with a white segment. “Epson is committed to leading the market when it comes to home theater performance and value,” said Marge Ang, senior product manager, Epson America. “These new models take advantage of Epson’s latest technology to offer consumers the highest-performing1080p solutions available at their respective price points.” Epson Home Cinema 8100The value-packed Home Cinema 8100 features an improved contrast ratio of up to 36,000:1 (double that of previous models) and higher brightness – 1,800 lumens color and white light output - for outstanding image quality in dark or lighted rooms. The projector’s exclusive Dynamic Iris system contributes to the dramatic contrast improvement, allowing light to be controlled on a frame-by-frame basis at up to 60 times per second, making it ideal for fast-action movies with frequent scene changes. Designed for home entertainment and AV enthusiasts on a budget, this projector offers high-quality home entertainment for enjoying movies, video games, sports, and more. Epson Home Cinema 8500 UBAlong with the latest D7 chip set, this high-quality projector adds Epson’s C2Fine® and UltraBlack™ technology for superb black levels and vivid images. Further boosting black levels, the Home Cinema 8500 UB includes brightness of 1,600 lumens color and light output and new dual-layered auto iris technology, allowing for an impressive contrast ratio of up to 200,000:1. As a result, the projector controls light intensity more effectively, causing dark images to appear even darker and blacks to appear even richer and deeper. The projector also features Epson’s new Super-resolution™ technology to create a sharper, more detailed picture resolution ideal for broadcast signal noise reduction or enhancing the quality of poor DVD transfers. Super-resolution technology improves the resolution of a blurred image, allowing consumers to fully enjoy high-definition quality at all times. Epson has also added new real color reproduction capabilities, which delivers more natural and precise colors, allowing viewers to experience the true-to-life colors filmmakers intended. To ensure sharp, clear images, the projector features Epson’s 12-bit 3LCD driver technology and a built-in Silicon Optix HQV Reon-VX scaling and de-interlacing video processor. This processor reduces mosquito and block noise and augments multi-level contrast enhancement to further improve picture quality. The Home Cinema 8500 UB also features enhanced FineFrame™ technology resulting in smoother frame interpolation, sharper video quality and the elimination of judder.Shared Features of the Home Cinema Line – The Home Cinema 8100 and 8500 UB share features designed to improve image quality and total cost of 3LCD projector ownership, including:Cinema Filter: Delivers larger color space for improved color fidelity.Fujinon OptiCinema™ Multi-Lens Optics System: Projects clean, precise edges with consistent image quality across the entire screen, expanding installation flexibility.Pre-set Color Modes: Features seven color modes (Dynamic, Living Room, Natural, Theatre, Theatre Black 1, Theatre Black 2, x.v.Color) for optimal viewing in any environment.E-TORL® (Epson Twin Optics Reflection Lamp): Provides optimum light uniformity and increased light output for screen sizes larger than ten feet with exclusive 200 watt high efficiency design; uses less energy for up to 4,000 hours of lamp lifeiii.Advanced Dust Filtration System: Ensures efficient power use, reduced cool-down periods, lower fan speeds, quieter operation (only 22 db), and 98 percent efficiency for longer filter life.Input Options: Features two HDMI 1.3a inputs with Deep Color support, high definition component video input, S-video input, composite video input, and VGA-type RGB input (D-sub 15).

Availability and SupportThe Epson Home Cinema 8100 will be available in late-October and the Home Cinema 8500 UB will be available in November through authorized Epson projector dealers and select retail outlets, and come with Epson’s industry leading service and support. Pricing for the Home Cinema 8500 UB will be released at that time. This includes a two-year limited warranty with access to Epson PrivateLine® priority toll-free support, 90-day limited lamp warranty, and free two-business day exchange with Extra CareSM Home Service. About Epson America Inc.Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation (SEC) and is a leading provider of digital imaging products that exceed the vision of its customers. The company’s extensive range of printers, 3LCD projectors and small- and medium-sized LCDs are renowned for their superior quality, functionality, compactness, and energy efficiency. The Seiko-Epson organization is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and was recently added to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria.

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Note: Epson, C2Fine, E-TORL are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. PowerLite and PrivateLine are registered trademarks, OptiCinema and UltraBlack are trademarks and Extra Care is a service mark of Epson America, Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.iHome entertainment projectors under $4,000.iiLight output varies depending on modes (color and white light output). White light output measured using ISO 21118 standard.iiiLamp life will vary depending upon mode selected, environmental conditions and usage. Lamp brightness decreases over time.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

MITSUBISHI DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AMERICA ANNOUNCESNEW HC6800 DIAMOND SERIES PROJECTOR AT CEDIA 2009High-Contrast, High-Definition Projector Available Exclusively through System Integratorsand Leading Home Theater RetailersIRVINE, Calif., September 8, 2009 — Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America’s PresentationProducts Division, known for award-winning, high-quality, high-definition presentation anddisplay products, today introduced its newest Diamond Series projector designed for the finesthigh-definition home theater environments.Mitsubishi’s 1080p HC6800 Diamond Series high-contrast projector offers quality and value forend-users. This new projector is designed for easy installation and is available exclusivelythrough custom home theater systems integrators and leading retail channels such as Best Buy’sMagnolia Home Theater.“The HC6800 brings more features to the Diamond Series and projects movie images even morecrisply,” said Wayne Kozuki, product manager, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America’sPresentation Products Division. “It offers a fantastic combination that gives easy installation andincredible picture quality with a touch of a button.”Mitsubishi’s new Diamond Series projector features convenient motorized vertical andhorizontal lens shift that makes installation quick and easy. Users simply project a test patterngrid onto their screen and line up the image with the fast track, then fine tune using a step-bysteptracking process.The HC6800 projector boasts an amazing 30,000:1 contrast ratio that increases depth and detailin dark scenes, and its 1500 ANSI lumens provides all the brightness demanded by dedicatedhome theater environments.The HC6800 follows Mitsubishi’s Diamond heritage with its high speed automatic iris usespolarization to create one of the highest contrast ratios available in a projector of this caliber.Rich details, deep blacks and great depth and dimension are obvious in dark scenes such as thosein classic film noir and action films. This improved iris creates a quick black-to-light image shiftthat provides dynamic, smooth transitions between light and dark scenes and sharp overall detailsin dark video images.The HC6800 Diamond projector complements Mitsubishi’s flagship home theater projector, theHC7000, both on display in Booth 2701 at CEDIA 2009 in Atlanta, September 10-13, 2009. Thenew HD HC6800 is designed for home theater aficionados who want to recreate a professionalmovie theater experience. The projector’s sleek and highly stylized design features a rich matteblack cabinet finish. Like Mitsubishi’s other home theater projectors, the HC6800 model is oneof the quietest projectors on the market, so viewers hear a movie instead of distracting fan noise.Viewing widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio films is easy with this new projector; it boastsAnamorphic Lens Modes 1 and 2 support. In the past, users needed an expensive lens railing ortracking apparatus to install or remove an anamorphic lens, depending on the desired 2.35:1 or16:9 film aspect ratios. With the HC6800, users simply position an anamorphic lenspermanently in front of the projector lens and select the appropriate Anamorphic Mode 1 orMode 2either 2.35:1 or 16:9 aspect ratios—for the corresponding movie format. It’s aneconomical, user-friendly design that saves time and effort while providing the ultimate hometheater viewing experience.Two HDMI™ version 1.3 inputs provide easy set-up options for multiple video inputs. Theprojector’s 3 LCD technology delivers amazing color, detail and road-tested reliability. Using adurable, advanced three-panel design, Mitsubishi’s HC6800 projector produces rich and vibrantcolors with extraordinary details for outstanding picture quality.“The new HC6800 projector demonstrates our continued commitment to Mitsubishi’s top-ofthe-line home theater Diamond Series of projectors,” said James Chan, senior director,marketing, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America’s Presentation Products Division. “It adds anew level of product quality and excellence for our home theater channel customers and endusers.”Pricing, Availability, Limited WarrantyMitsubishi’s HC6800 is competitively priced and will be available this month through authorizedMitsubishi dealers such as Best Buy’s Magnolia Home Theaters. Each projector comes withMitsubishi’s two-year limited warranty on parts and labor plus a one-year limited warranty onthe lamp.About Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Presentation Products DivisionMitsubishi Digital Electronics America’s Presentation Products Division markets an extensiveline of professional presentation, front-projection high-definition home entertainment, and rearprojectionvideo wall cube display systems and digital signage monitors that are designed withDLP or LCD technology. Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America is known for its high-qualityaccurate color reproduction technology. Products are sold through authorized distributors,resellers, retailers and system integrators throughout the United States and Mexico. MitsubishiDigital Electronics America is located at 9351 Jeronimo Road, Irvine, Calif., 92618. For moreinformation, please call 888-307-0312 or visit http://www.mitsubishi-hometheater.com# # #DLP is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments. HDMI is a trademark of HDMI Licensing, LLC.